Wall-tie.



F. W. GARTRELL.

WALL TIE. APPLIGATION HLD sEPT.2,1913.

Patented Oct. 20

WALL TIB.

APPLIOATIONFILED SEPT. 2.19.13.

11- rented 0n.20,1914.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

UNITED srarns PATENT crearon.

FRANCIS W. GARTRELL, OF f'iXhASHI'ITGrTVON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR OF TWO- FIFTHS TO DONALD MCLERAN WALLACE, OF TAKOMA PARK, MARYLAND.

WALL-TIE.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known thatI l, Finnois W. Ganancia., a citizen of the United lStates, residing at lilashington, in the'District of Co-` lumbia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Nall-Ties, of wl `ch thf following is ay specification.

his invention relates to improvements in wall ties, and proposes a device which is especially useful as an anchorage connection between the adjoining sections of a l double wall.

quent expansion or contraction o't either or, both of the adJonnng wall sections.

A further object of the invention is to provide a wall tie of the charac-ter stated embodying certain features which make it especiall \7 advantageous in connection wit-h walls which have adjoining sections of concrete and brick, z'. c. concrete walls having a so-called brick or tile facing. The advantages ot' the tie in such environment reside not only in its intrinsic s ingth and its capacity for conn'iensating tor expansion or contraction of either or both f the adjoining wall sections, but also in the facility'` u Q tively' sti'ii' and h with which the tie may be applied during the construction of the wall.

Certain orn the structural features where )y the tie is especially useful and advantageous in connection with brick or tile-faced concrete walls also render it of advantage in connection with walls composed wholly or" bricks, i. c. walls in which several courses of bric vs occupy a commen horizontal plane.

A further object ci the invention is to provide a wall tie ot' the character and Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 2, 1913.

Patented Oct. 2th, miel. serial No. 757,780.

having the advantages stated which is of Figure l is a sectional View showing wall tie for uniting adjoining concrete and' brick wall sections and showingthe disposition of such tie during the formation of the concrete section; Fig. i2 is a similar view showing the parts or' the tie in operative relation and showing the brick section in courseof construction; Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional View on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2; Fig. l is a perspective View of the tie per se, showing in dotted lines the outline of a snield (metal or composition) which is preferably employed; F igs. l, 2, and 3 assume the use of a composition shield. Fig. 5 is a View similar to Fig. l, but showing a slightly modified construction, the modification consisting in the use oi"l a metallic shield; Fig. 6 is an 'elevation ofthe tie shown in Fig. 5, showing the same associated with a concrete wall section; Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a' further modified construction which is yespecially applicable to walls composed wholly ot' brick.

Similar characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

The tie consists essentially of two niembers l and 2 for anchorage in the respective wall sections. In the forms shown in Figs.

l and 5, the member l is for engagement with the concrete section A and the member 2 is ior engagement with the brick section il. .K

4The members l l,and E2 vare fonined of rela= ivy wire and are preferably of the c 1uction 'shown according to which the member l has a pair of. anchorage loops 8 connected by a straight bar. 4, which, for'con'if'enience, will hereafter be referred to as a shank and theineinber Q has a single anchorage loop and a driv ing pin 6 disposed at a right angle to said loop. The loopV surrounds the shank 4 and is of closed constriration` in order that itinay not be dissociated from said shank,

3o that of drivin@ notwithetamling that it is movable, both slidably ami pwotally, with relation there to. @ne of the legs of the loo 5 isbcot at e right angle to provide the flying pm 6 5 aforesaid, which driving pin projects 1tem.

an apex of the loop and has a pointed e121 tremity. An etljoning leg of the loop 5 iesuitably attlculate with that leg which caiz ries the pin 6 and et the apex Whexeat the lojpin joins the loco. Preferably the mecc end of the pin 6 is ormefl 'with an eye Y which providesv e eiriving lieacl for the 'pin and the ecljoiiiog leg of the loop 5 has its terminal eed beet or coiled5 as .at 8, through said.

Originali-f the loop 5 is dlsposcfl m a plane at e right angle to the plane oit the yloops 3 :and tbe pio. 6 is uo-planer with tbe loops but projects in en 'opposite direction 2o from the shank Il. Tliisielatiomo 'the parte is shown in Fig. 1. With tbe ,carts related' as described, and prick' to the tormetion of the concrete wel?. section, the ties are assofelated. with tle lmolcl planks C Wbwh will adjoie the same sie of saiwall section as planks are iemovccl, those designatetl C being strp'petl from the pins 6. Thereafter the brick wall section is built up in tbe usuel manner and' when e course thereof acljons a suitable Wall tie, the .member 2 oiE suoli tie .to is turned pivotelly with relation to the member l and its loop 5 is positioned upon such couise so as to anchor between the same and the eclisse' subsequently superposfa'lv tlieieon..

@Wing to the slizlable relation which ob`- talos between the members l and 2,tbe relf ative elevation of the courses of brick is imi'oateriel. That is to soy, it is not essenh tial that the courses between which the loops so ere' anchored should occupy absolute planes relatively to the member l, since toe loop 5 may be operatively positioned in any horizontal plane along the leo tb. of thel shank t and. consequently the c ovation of the courses relatively to the tie may vary.

The slidablc relation of the membezs 1 ancl- 2 is also o' advantage in that it provides compensation tor the expansion, contraction, or other minor displacement of either of Go both ot the sections of which the wall is composel and thus insures that the intrinsic strength 'of the bood between said sections shall be preseivecl throughout tbe life of esteem determined.

the Wall, regedlessjof any normal dietetioration thereof.

he practical application of the ties to Walls in course of construction is greatly facilitated by the 'use of a Shield, the oice 'of which Ais threefold; wiz., rst, to positively maintain the magical felation of the.

members l and 2 as above pointed out and es shown 1n Flgs. l end 5; second, to take e rm ami unyeldmg bearing against the .mold plank through which the piro 6 ptojects and to positively insure that the memn bers of the tie shall be accuratel centeretl or positioned with efexenee tothe Wall secl tions 1iin which they are'to have anchoi'age; .and tml-tl, to pij'eveot the cement from mtervlex-ing Withthe displacement of, the member :7.5 subsequent to the completion of the cement Wall section for the purpose of anchoring said. member in the brick section. The shield. may be of any material suitable for the purposes n View. Fig. lvshows a composition sbielcl, eetl Figa shows a metallic shield 9, The shield, regarless of its material, lis

prcfei'ebly of triangular shape, as shown m Fig. el. When a composition shield is used, its material surrounds the shank a, the loop 5, :mtl the delving head. 7. The driving I head is, however, flush with the rear fece of the shield in order that its location may be The material employed for tbe composition shield should.v be one which, though orinarly hard or rigid,.will soften or partially (lisintegate when subjected to moisture. Examples of materials of such character are a mixtmo of Irish glue and Whiting or a mixture of @lastetn of 'Faris and sawdust. The composition shield will soften elm-ieg the foimetion of the cement wall section, so that whertthe mold Qlanke C are removed the membermay readily be cantori for engagement with the brick course., yet notwithstanding its softening or partial. dier integration, the shield will prevent the cement from having suelo, access to the shank l and the loop 5`es would iiiterfere with either the pivotal oi' slidable displacement of the member 2 relatively to the member l.

lo other; Words', the shield takes up or Lle- Jinese certain space or zone in which the v shank l and drivmg head *I- exe located, and

prevents the cement trom having access to the space or zone thus dened or set apart. inasmuch as the cement cannot set about Athe shank 4.- or rving head 7, it follows that the membci' 2 maybe movetl'fela'tively to said shank, not only for the purpose of the engagement of the loops 5 with the brick Wall section, as above explained,`but also at any time duz'ingtlle life of tbe Wall, as lby reason, of any expnsion, coiitvaction, or settling of either ci' both of its sections. lo comix-1g the member 2 to etlect its anchorage lll@ in the brick wall section.y the pin 6 is given a suitably directed blow with a hammer or other implement -whereby the loop 5 isv moved beyond theshield and thereafter, said loop is manipulated into 'its anchorage 'position.

The construction shown in Figs. 5 vand 6 is the same as vthat described, except that the shield 9L is in the form of a metallic shell. Inthis case'the loop 5 originally its snugly Within a. marginal ange of said shell, being retained inl-such position by rictional engagement With said flange. The rear face of the shell may be:` suitably marked toindicate the position of the driving head `7. If desired, the shield may have at its lower end a prong 10 to provide an additional element for associating the tie with the mold plank C.

Vln both constructions in addition tothe lpin 6,'a nail l1 may be employed to associate the tie with the mold plank, such nail being ydriven through the upper portion of the shield,

In the originalrelation of theparts, the 'loop' is parallel to the shank 4L and is preferably arranged above the .pin 6 whereby the y cant-ing of the-member 2, necessary for its anchorage in the brick Wall section, may be initiated by a downward blow upon the pin A6.

The lconstruction shown in -Fig. 7 is-a'py plieable to walls composed wholly of bricks andvcomprises two members la'and 2.

The memberv la includes a pair of anchorage loops 3 and a connecting bar or shank 4.,

and the member 2" includes a singleA an'-l chorage loop having at one of its apices an eye l'which loosely surrounds the shank 4 whereby the member 2 may be moved slidably along said shank.

The loopsBDL are in parallel planes and are anchored between different adjoining courses in one of the wall sections, ivliile'the loop 2 isanchoredbetiveen any pair of ad-A joining courses of the other wall section. The slidable relation of the member 2 to `,the member l provides the same advantages as are secured by this saine' feature in the constructions previously described.A

In' certain of the appended' claims reference is made to theshield as originally iiiclosing .the anchorage loop of the member 2,

and it will be understood that the word in closing is used in such casesin its accepted broad senseyz'. el, in the vsense of encompass-A ing said anchorage loop. f Having fully described my invention', I claim: 1. A ivall tie comprising a. pair of members, each provided with an anchorage loop, one of the members having a shank 'which extends at a substantial right angle to its to provide a loop and the other member surrounding said shank and being movable lengthwise thereof.

2. A wall tie .comprising a pair of mem-.

bers-one of which is provided 'with an anchorage loop, and the other of which is pro vided with a-pair of" anchorage loops'- con'- nected by a shank, the first named member surrounding saidshank-and being movable relatively thereto. v i

3. A. wall tie comprising a pair ofj'members one oiwhich is provided with van an# chorageloop, and the other of which is provided With a pair of anchorage loops connected by a shank, the first named member surroundingsaid shank and beingmovable lengthwise thereof.

4. A Wall tie comprising a' pair of'members one of which is provided with anl arichorage loop, and thcother of lwhich is provided with a pair of ,anchorage loopsconnected by a shank, the-first namedmember surrounding said shank and being movableslidablyand pivotally in the plane thereof. 5. A wall tie comprising a pair of members one of which isl providedfvvith an anchorage loop, and the other of which is provided With a1 pairofjancliorage loops connected by a shank, the first namedvmember surrounding said .shank and being movable rel: tively thereto, and having adrivingp'in, disposed at an: angle to its loop land adapted to originally stand out from saidj'sha'nk. A

6. A Wall tie comprising a fpairlof ymembers one of which is provided with' an anchorage loop, and the other of wliichfispr'ovided with a pair of anchorage loops lconnected by' a shank, the first named member 'surrounding said shank and being movable slidably and pivotally in the, plane thereof, and having av driving pin disposed at an angle to its loop and adapted to originally stand out .from said shank. i l

7 A wall tie comprising a pair of members one of which is provided with ,an an# chorage loop, and the other of which vis provided With a pair of anchorage loops connected by a shank, the first named member surrounding saidshank and being movable relatively thereto, and having at one of its apices a drivingpin disposed at a right angle toits loop.

8. A wall tie comprising-a pair of members one of which is provided with an an'- ehorage loop, andv the otherof which is pronected by -a shank, the rst named member vided `with` a pair of anchorage loops consurrounding saidv shank and being movable I relativelyy thereto, said'iirst named member also having' a leg of its loop bent angularly y driving-pin and being formed ad'acent its bend with an'eye providing a. driving head and having anadjoining leg -o its loo'p articulated withsaid eye'.

40 shield 1'originally conf nected bv ,asliax'iln thegrstnsmed 4member .:surroundmseid-` ,sh'anlil end: movable relatively t :ilsohoving at 'cneof it-sci ipices "driving 4 pin disposed-at e right englegto its oop', en` a l,shielci-inolosixip," se'd originally 'inclosing thejloop' o vmovable .reltively 'toisaid shank.v -1 0.*A ,wall tie comprising a pair of members one of which.v is provided with an iin-v cliorage loop, and the other-of which 'is pro` another and erich hvin an anchorage loop laididgxi shield originlly'finclosing the anchor- 'f wagekloop so v ci one ofythe:.niieinbers.A 12: Avail .tie comprisiii a: pair-of mcmbersmovahlepivotelly wit relation to one 4 another and eecl'i havin an anchorage loop -tnd acomposition shiel originally inclcsiiig the anchorage loop of one'of the members.

4 f 13. 'A vvalLtie com rising a air 'of mem. bers movable pivotal with re ation to one another and each having an anchorage loop, one of, the members having a driving pin disposed fat a rightangle to its loop and 'e inclosin member which has the-driving pin.

14. A wall tie ccmprisin a pair of lmcm 'bers movable pivotcll7 with relation to one another' and each having-sn anchorage loop,

one of the members having a driving pin disposed at a right angle to its loop and o composition shield originally inclosing,r the loop of the member which hasjthe drivingpin. I t 15. A Wall tie comprising a pair of members, one of which is provided with zo-planar ncliorage loops and a. shank connectingsaid loops and the other of which is provided with un anchorage loop surrounding 'seid shank and having a driving pin projecting angiilarly from one of its apices. c

16, "A Woll tie comprising o pair of' mem-4 "borsone of which is provided with co-plxmnr 'anchorage loops and a shank connecting said loo s and the other of which is .provided 'an n'nclioroge ,loop surrounding scid hunk and-having ii driving pinprojecting the member' which is rst named 'member fino-losing seid shank `.end originally hielosing'- the loop of the-member ivhichiis profl vided with vthe driving pin,v

.i 17, A wall tie comprising a pairv'ofjmoni/f'.

bers, one of which is provided with coplanor.

anchorage loops end. a shank connecting said surrounding shcnkend'hcv'ing a driving' pin `loops and the'- .other 'of which .is 'prov'fided i Awitlriinve'nclioreige' loop iseid projecting iingulerly .from one of-,its apices, and a .come

position which is 'provided'with the driving p '358. A wall tie comprising-a. pair of -Iemboris each vprovided with en anchorage loop .Y and movablepivotslly" with relationto-fone another, one ofthe members having o .drivV f ing pin disposed et amight angletotsloop;

19. A'Wall'tie' comprising a. pair-dmeloshield inclosing said shankfmg. 1 ori 'nelly inclosingthe loop ofthe member bers each provided'with en anchorage loopv second member movubly associated with said if and movable pvotclly with relation to one another, one of the members-havin a drivv ing pin projecting from anapex o its loop and at a'riglit ongle to said loop.

20. A wall tiecomprising iii-member constructed for anchorage in a. wall section, a

lirst named member and having :i driving: pin, the second member being constructed fornnchorag'se ina second `Woll sectionedjoining said first named section, and a shield originally in'closin vthe second'member and 5 from which the driving pinoriginally prothe Yloop of the Woll section, :unl e. compositionshield '1 ongulnrly from oneofits spices, end a shield ieee c l2l; A wall tie comprising a member com structedA for anchoragein c woll section, n

'second member movebly-essociotecl vvvith -sfiiil iii'st named member' and having n driis'ilrig:

pin', the second member being,`

position shield originally inclosing the scclof.

constructed for :inchoruve in a second Wall. section od-4 c a n n e.: n )oiiimg said first named section, and c comn ond member and from which the driving pin originally projects.'

22. A wall tie comprising,l e member con# structed for anchorage in a- 'Wall secti'om-o 'second member pivotally Vi'mivnble 'relative to said first member and constructed for :m-

'chorage yin n wal-l section adjoining said first well section, ond it shield originallyv in'closing said second member.

23 .A wall tiecomprising n membercon` structed for anchorage in a, voll sectionfa.

secondmember pivotally movable relativeto said member and const rctcd for: ons ,-choingre in i wall'section ndwinin said irst origi-v nxllyA inclosing scid second member.

24. A wall tie-comprising a mcmbcrrhalving o ,pair of anchorage loops and a shank connecting scid loops, a second member com. prisme' an anchorage loop surrounding Said shank, and n vshield orginallyinclosing the?L loop of sai se'eond member and holding said and holding Said loop in a, plne parallel to 10 'loop in 'a plone parallel tothe plane of the the plane of the Wall. Wall. y In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 25. A Wall tie comprising a member havmy band in presence of two subscribing Witing a pair of anchorage loops and a shank nesses. connecting said loops, a second member eom- I FRANCIS W. GARTRELL. prising an anchorage loop surrounding said Witnesses: shank, and a vcomposition shield originally` JAMES L. NORRIS, inclosing the loop of saidecond member NoRRIs L. SUMBY. 

